Bobbitt's salt explained

Bobbitt's salt is an oxoammonium compound derived from 4-acetamido-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine. It contains the tetrafluoroborate anion and is named after the American chemist James M. Bobbitt.

As a less expensive analogue of the N-oxoammonium salt derived from TEMPO, Bobbitt's salt is still mainly used as a catalyst for oxoammonium-catalyzed oxidations.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Preparation of Tetramethylpiperdine-1-oxoammonlum Salts and Their Use as Oxidants in Organic Chemistry. A Review . Nabyl Merbouh . James M. Bobbitt . Christian Brückner. 2004. Organic Preparations and Procedures International. 36. 1-31. 10.1080/00304940409355369. 98117103 .
2. Discussion Addendum for: Preparation of 4-Acetylamino-2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxoammonium Tetrafluoroborate and the Oxidation of Geraniol to Geranial (2,6-Octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl-, (2e)-) . James M.Bobbitt . Nicholas A.Eddy . Jay J.Richardson . Stephanie A.Murray . Leon J.Tilley . Org. Synth.. 2013. 90. 215. 10.15227/orgsyn.090.0215.